ThunderClan: Life Before 2023's Sinkhole

[Wingnettle]

Sootfur (he/him)
Light grey tabby with blue/grey eyes



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Sootfur was glad to see respect in Foxpaw's words, but he thought she had looked pretty down at some point... I hope I didn't say anything weird. He shot Flameheart a worried look, but her gaze had already turned away and her apprentice was walking somewhere else, maybe to greet the new apprentices.

Before he could ask anything, a noisy kit made his appearance in front of the crowd and his mate whispered something in his ear.
"Oh, he's Beankit then! He looks a bit clumsy, but you know... I was as well, when I was younger. I'm sure he'll grow into a wonderful warrior." He assured her, chuckling at the memories of the many bad impressions he'd made as an apprentice.

[ @SpiritedWarrior @Pheasantflight ]

[plum]

Crocuspaw exists... because Nep forgot if they put him in this meeting.

[wren]

@Leafí @ImSoTired

Rabbitchatter | he/him

The tom was sulking, dragging his feet with desperation to get his mind off of Applebreeze. His pride was hurt, had he not been at least somewhat helpful? The bitter look on her face seemed to haunt him, even if it was only a small interaction. He surely wouldn’t forget it.

However, his moping was interrupted at the sight of two kits. He glanced around uncomfortably half expecting a Queen to come charging out of the nursery screeching bloody murder. Though, nobody came.

“What ar’ two rascals such as yourselves doin out here all on yer lonesome?” the warrior toddled his way over to the two kits, a big goofy smiled plastered on his features- and for a moment Applebreeze was forgotten. “You know… there’s shadowclan cats a’lurking in these woods. Why aren’t y’a guardin the camp hm?” he crouched next to the kits already spinning a playful story in his mind.

This was what he needed. A little mindless fun. “Two fine warriors such as yerselves sitting round and doing nothing? Now that can’t be right!”

[BirdieChirp]

Originally Posted by Jayvines

A huff escaped her muzzle as the tan molly bent down to sniff at the kit before her. Didn't seem to have any wounds or illnesses... at least that was a positive.

"We have rules in place for a reason Blazingkit," she stated, standing up straight once again as she peered down on the small ball of fluff before her. "Kits are not to leave camp. You could have gotten seriously injured out there."

Pausing a moment, she gave him a final once over before continuing.

"You are going to head straight back to the nursery. I am certain the queens have been worried sick about you. Do not let me hear about you wandering off again little one, or your apprentice ceremony will be pushed back."

[ Done! Blazingkit will be moved off the missing list ]

Stars above... This queen really didn't comprehend the situation did she???

"Streamtail, my patience is wearing thin here," she stated, tone dipping into sterner waters. "You need to remember, you made vows to serve Thunderclan as a warrior and now work to raise it's young. Your duty is to bring up the youth in our clan. If this kit returns in Newleaf to become an apprentice you may do as you wish, but until then I expect your focus to remain in camp and on your litter where it belongs."

A frosty look was given to the queen before she turned back towards the entrance of camp.

"Do as you have been instructed. If you have issues with my decision, I am sure you know where to find Copperfire or one of our Keepers, but I expect you to re-evaluate your priorities."

[ Done. Teddie has been rejected, however they are welcome to resubmit in the spring ]

The thin molly's brown ears flicked back in irritation as the tom before her dove directly into half-baked excuses.

"Why, stars tell did you not report back when discovering a strange scent?" she stated dryly, gaze hardening as she spoke. "You run off with no warning, no back-up, and strayed so far that you could not find your way back until now. That does not seem like a sound strategy."

Giving the molly a few quick sniffs to determine whether she was injured anywhere else, Sparrowstar stepped back only after she was satisfied that her ears were the only thing hurt. A frown creased her muzzle as the bitter answer was received.

"Curse those blasted creatures," she grumbled, tail twitching behind her. "Come, let's get you home so Sundust can take a look at your ear. We need all the warriors we can get this season."

[ Done! Softripple has been moved off the missing list ]

Her recent solo hunting trips were starting to find more than just prey these days. The familiar scent of a returning peer gave her pause as she strode through the forest on her usual path.

"Roosterflame!" she called out, voice breaking through the stillness of the Leafbare forest. "Where in the stars have you been?"

Green eyes flicked to his seemingly injured leg and the blue collar clinging to his neck.

SoftRipple dipped her head in graditude and said
"Thank you!" She said
{Would you like me to submit a request to Sundust's rper for a look at her ears?}

[Willow_Tree]

Quietkit

Quietkit came back into the nursery with a sparrow in her mouth. It was too cold for her out there, and a wind had started to blow. She still hadn’t quite recovered from the malnourished state she arrived in, and while she wasn’t all skin and bone, she was still pretty skinny. Her short fur also wasn’t helping her against the cold either, and she was shivering a little when she settled in her nest. She knew that she could get sick pretty easily, her health was rather fragile, but that’s precisely what frustrated her. She didn’t want to be so frail and sickly. She couldn’t help i t through, as the conditions she lived in ewre pretty bad before she came here, and she was born the runt of the litter, so to speak, anyways.

She sighed and took a bite of the sparrow, looking around the nursery. She was too big to be in here, and though it was familiar and warm, there was a strangeness to it now. The last time she had been in here before she went missing was when her family had been living here. The kits she had grown up with had either become apprentices or gone missing, and it felt so . . . strange to be in here without them. Of course, Quietkit just used it to fuel her determination to train hard when she became an apprentice. She didn’t care if she was smaller than most cats her age, or that she was ‘fragile’, she desperately wanted to prove herself a loyal member of the clan to make up for the time she’d been gone.

As she was thinking to herself she absentmindedly watched the kits play, taking a bite of her sparrow now and then, wrapping her tail around her paws as she did. At least the sparrow tasted good, and it was giving her some much-needed energy. The cold was making her feel a little more sluggish and lethargic, though she did her best to hide it. She didn’t need anyone nagging her to go to the medicine cat's den (she was pretty sure that’s what her family would do anyways) when she was perfectly fine. Taking the last bite of her sparrow, she settled down in her nest, curling up and trying to keep warm, shivering slightly now and then when a cold breeze would make its way into the nursery.

@Kat

[elaif]

v-Crackle'kit-v

The sound of Hawk'kits paws made his attention shift. So someone finally wanted to drag their butts up and actually talk to him! If it had been sooner he would've responded gratefully, but the wait had made his patience were out, leaving his temperament spoiled.
Twisting his head around to tell the other kit to shut up and go away, his voice got caught in his throat as another cat lumbered towards them. Crackle'kit was tempted to snap at this cat as well, but the tom said something that caught his attention.. "Shadowclan?" he blurted. The skinny tom kit was up on his paws, any past insolence forgotten. " Why would those scum-bags be here?" feeling his paws prick with anticipation, he trotted around in a small circle swiftly inhaling, in hopes of scenting the wretched intruders.
Huh nothing...
" But I dont smel- wait!" He gave a shocked gasp " What if they're already in camp! What if we can't smell them cuz they're hiding behind our scents!" pelt bristling, Crackle'kit dove underneath Rabbit'chatter. If they were in here, that meant he would have to fight! Oh great starclan! He didn't know how to fight! All the sudden any shadows around camp seem to be crawling with an enemy warrior. The usually brave kit found himself wide eyed and overly paranoid. He wasn't ready for a full scale attack!

// @wren @ImSoTired \\

[Tess_Potter]

Originally Posted by Shade.

Oh, great. Good thing she came to visit, then.
"Okay, hold on, and don't panic, just breathe and push when you feel them come." she explained and looked around for a stick to offer the Queen so she could bite on it as an outlet for the pain.

Foxwillow took a deep, pained breath.

[Willowfern]

Roosterflame let out a chirp of excitement and joy, and he picked up his pace. He broke into a run when he was less than five fox-lengths from the ThunderClan leader, despite the pain that spiked in his still-healing leg.
“Oh! Sparrowstar! You have no idea how glad I am to see you!” He exclaimed as the tag on his collar flipped up and slapped him in the chin, causing him to wince, “Ow.”
He was so glad to see that Sparrowstar was still leader of ThunderClan, he didn’t know what he would have done if he’d returned and the leader had changed again… actually, he probably would have gone back to the barn and never looked back.
“I got kidnapped, again,” He hissed, though he tried to keep his tone light, “I fell out of a branch while climbing and broke my leg. The twolegs who kidnapped me took me to a medicine twoleg,” He lowered his voice, “It was horrible… uh, anyway,” He shook away the heebie-jeebies, “I soon healed enough to slip out and come back here. I seem to have the worst luck with twolegs… I’m sorry.”
He looked dolefully at Sparrowstar, shame written across his features,
“I guess I’m a bit… reckless? Though, if it hadn’t been for those twolegs… I mightn’t have made it, so I guess it was… okay I got kidnapped this time? I don’t know. What I do know, though, is that I never want to get kidnapped again!”
He paused, taking a breath. He found he often rambled like a kitten in Sparrowstar’s presence,
“What I’m getting to, is, you’ll let me back, won’t you? I promise I won’t disappear again if I can help it.”
He then held his tongue, waiting on Sparrowstar’s response. The collar jangled, breaking the moment of silence.
@Jayvines

[calix_is_silly]

@Leafí @ImSoTired

Rabbitchatter | he/him

The tom was sulking, dragging his feet with desperation to get his mind off of Applebreeze. His pride was hurt, had he not been at least somewhat helpful? The bitter look on her face seemed to haunt him, even if it was only a small interaction. He surely wouldn’t forget it.

However, his moping was interrupted at the sight of two kits. He glanced around uncomfortably half expecting a Queen to come charging out of the nursery screeching bloody murder. Though, nobody came.

“What ar’ two rascals such as yourselves doin out here all on yer lonesome?” the warrior toddled his way over to the two kits, a big goofy smiled plastered on his features- and for a moment Applebreeze was forgotten. “You know… there’s shadowclan cats a’lurking in these woods. Why aren’t y’a guardin the camp hm?” he crouched next to the kits already spinning a playful story in his mind.

This was what he needed. A little mindless fun. “Two fine warriors such as yerselves sitting round and doing nothing? Now that can’t be right!”

Originally Posted by Leafí

v-Crackle'kit-v

The sound of Hawk'kits paws made his attention shift. So someone finally wanted to drag their butts up and actually talk to him! If it had been sooner he would've responded gratefully, but the wait had made his patience were out, leaving his temperament spoiled.
Twisting his head around to tell the other kit to shut up and go away, his voice got caught in his throat as another cat lumbered towards them. Crackle'kit was tempted to snap at this cat as well, but the tom said something that caught his attention.. "Shadowclan?" he blurted. The skinny tom kit was up on his paws, any past insolence forgotten. " Why would those scum-bags here?" feeling his paws prick with anticipation, he trotted around in a small circle swiftly inhaling, in hopes of scenting the wretched intruders.
Huh nothing...
" But I dont smel- wait!" He gave a shocked gasp " What if they're already in camp! What if we can't smell them cuz they're hiding behind our scents!" pelt bristling, Crackle'kit dove underneath Rabbit'chatter. If they were in here, that meant he would have to fight! Oh great starclan! He didn't know how to fight! All the sudden any shadows around camp seem to be crawling with an enemy warrior. The usually brave kit found himself wide eyed and overly paranoid. He wasn't ready for a full scale attack!

// @wren @ImSoTired \\

"ShadowClan?!" Hawkkit cried, her fur puffing up to make her seem larger. "I protect camp!" She watched as Cracklekit hid underneath Rabbitchatter. "Come on! We need to fight them." The kit swiped at the air, pouncing and diving at imaginary foes.

[gravekeeper.]

Originally Posted by ImSoTired

"Morning Momma!" Hawkkit nuzzled her mom before looking around the nursery to see if any of her siblings were awake.


(Mentions: @Quietheart @Ronfaure @Silverdream @birdie )

Featherclaw purred. “I’ll get you something to eat. Wait here.”